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Definition of trans pecos copperhead

trans pecos copperhead

Plural:Trans-Pecos copperheads
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North American A venomous pit viper subspecies (Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster) native to the Chihuahuan Desert region of West Texas and northeastern Mexico, distinguished by its strongly patterned underside and broad, dark dorsal crossbands.

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"During their nocturnal survey in the Davis Mountains, the herpetologists were thrilled to document a large Trans-Pecos copperhead resting on the warm limestone."

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